Spiced Oatmeal with Dried Apricot and Walnuts

Recipe from The South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook.

Ingredients:
1/4 cup walnuts
2 cups water
1/2 cup steel-cut oats
12 dried apricots, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
1 1/2 tsp sugar-free pancake syrup
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Salt

Directions:
Heat oven to 275 degrees. Spread walnuts on a baking tray and bake until fragrant and toasted, 8 to 10 minutes. Roughly chop.

While the nuts are toasting, combine water, oats, apricots, syrup, cinnamon, and a pinch of salt in an 8-cup microwave safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, vent, and cook at full power for 5 to 7 minutes. Stir, replace plastic wrap, vent, and cook at full power for an additional 5 to 7 minutes, until liquid is mostly absorbed. Sprinkle with nuts and serve.

The oatmeal keeps for up to 5 days in the fridge.